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THE FIRING OF EMPLOYEES. RUSSIA Vs. AMERICA (Contributed by Levine Bridge)

The Russian legal concept for the dismissal of an employee is fundamentally different then the legal concept which exists and is practiced in the United States of America. The fundamental difference being that, in the United States there are no strict limitations placed on the employer for grounds for dismissal of an employee as there are in place in Russia. In the United States there exists the principle of “hire and fire” and “employment at-will” whereby the hiring and firing of employees is at the relatively free discretion of the employer.

In turn, an employee in Russia can be dismissed only on grounds which are described in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (LC RF) or by other federal laws.

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